Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus’ selection 0f 21 uncapped players represent a glimpse into the Boks long-term planning, emphasising the importance of building depth ahead of next year’s Rugby World Cup with the elevation of Yaqeen Ahmed and Imad Khan suggesting both players are firmly on the national radar as potential contributors beyond the immediate campaign.
This was a display of steel and silk. Under coach Kevin Foote, the Junior Boks combined forward muscle with backline artistry, delivering a result that echoed both dominance and growing maturity.
A blistering first half powered the Junior Springboks to victory over Argentina in their U20 Rugby Championship opener. Ethan Adams bulldozed through midfield, Jack Benade finished a dream debut with a hat-trick, and Yaqeen Ahmed dictated play with maturity. Attention now shifts to maintaining that intensity for 80 minutes against Australia.
The Junior Springboks will step into their 2026 Under-20 Rugby Championship opener with a playmaker who thrives on turning pressure into artistry, as Yaqeen Ahmed prepares to orchestrate the attack against Argentina’s Los Pumitas in…
As the Junior Springboks pack their bags for Tbilisi, they do so with a new maestro in the kitchen. At just 19, flyhalf Yaqeen Ahmed, known simply as “The Chef,” headlines an exciting 31-man SA…
In the heart of Cape Town’s rugby cauldron, where every weekend spills over with grit, flair, and schoolboy rivalries that border on the mythic, one name has sizzled above the rest – Yaqeen Ahmed. Known…
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